and since election day, the markets have been fighting worries over the fiscal cliff. in the meantime, we'll take a short break. back in a minute. >>> we are glad to welcome back simon hobbs to the program. he's going to tell us what's coming up at 10:00. >> always good to be back, carl. welcome, everybody. we're going to talk particularly about retail. do we have a problem in retail, and what exactly is it. the ceo of the national retail federation will join us live. we're going to break down specifically whether it's the sandy effect or luxury goods effect. one you might want to sell on. the other thing we talk about is house prices. clearly this morning up over 4% year over year, in the top 20 cities. when will the jobs come back in construction. will that be the major theme for 2013. back to you. >> simon, see you in a couple. the dating scene is hitting a fiscal cliff of its own. an article in the noew york tims may not matter if your credit score is less than attractive. the "times" interviewed more than 50 daters around the u.s. all under 40 years old. what is t